I never thought...

     I never thought I could complete a semester in college. Coming from a family of only two people going to college. It was really hard to believe that I would be only the third member of my family going to college. My mom and my aunt Janice both went to York College in New York State. My mom is on the way of becoming a full licensed docotor and my aunt works in a hospital blood bank in Orlando, Florida. I love being one of the only people in my family that is on the road to success.
     I can finally be a role model to the younger people in my family suh as my little cousins and especially my little brother which just turned two years old. I hope he becomes like me and becomes devoted to school and grades instead of being undertaken by bad influences. I was always surrounded by bad influences when I was growing up, mostly drugs. I stayed drug free and smart because my parents disciplined me enough to stay on the right road of becoming successful and staying out of trouble. I'm glad I can look to my parents for everything and I have been this whole way to college and I plan on doing it for as long as I can.

This semester so far has...

     This semester so far has been a good learning experience. I have learned a lot in English, Sociology and my other Criminal based classes. This school semester has also taught me how college classes are and how it is more individually based. I meet a lot of friends but mostly I hang out with my friend Colby in and out of school. It was easy to meet new people and way easier to get along with people than in New York at my high school. Here people are really friendly and caring but in New York everybody has a criticizing attitude.
     I really like it here but I wish my friends and family from New York could have came with me when I moved here. I would love to live here for the rest of my life because it is so peaceful and relaxing but I am a city type person. I love crowded places and I like when cities are more interracial because it is always nice to interact with different people. It creates a more learning environment and it is always fuin to meet new people of different decent and cultures.    

I absolutely hate

     I absolutely hate rainy and stormy weather. Unless its a snow storm I can deal with it because I love the snow. Rainy days however I really hate because I do a lot of activities that rain does ultimately affect. I love playing sports mostly paintballing and when it rains its very muddy and less people end up showing up at the fields. Rain helps me relax though, sometimes I love just siting by my window and watching the rain drops fall. It seems like the world is staying still every time I look out the window. 

     Moving to South Carolina has been very good because it barely rains as much as it would in New York. Here it always seems to be perfect but one thing that is bad is the dry air because when it is cold I feel it ten times more than I used to in NY. Overall however, South Carolina has way more better weather because in New York the weather can change quickly into anything and sometimes its by surprise.  

     

Super powers

        If I had superpowers, I would want to be able to teleport anytime and anywhere I would want to. Teleportation would be the best thing ever because I would be able to visit my family and girlfriend back in New York. It really would make me ten thousand times happier because the two people I would like to see that live in New York are my dad and my girlfriend because I haven't hugged either one in a long time and they both cried the last time I had the chance to see them. It was the time they both said bye to me the last time I went to New York.
        Teleportation would be like a dream come true because then I wouldn't need a car or pay for plane tickets or other transportation. It would save me a lot of money and would be way easier and way faster. I mean, who wouldn't want to teleport? Like it would be the coolest super power to have unless you can fly. Flying would be the second best superpower to have. I always wondered how it felt to be like a bird. Floating in air would be really cool but teleporting would make my life so much easier I think.

It hit me like a ton of bricks! I couldn’t believe

                It hit me like a ton of bricks! I couldn’t believe I was actually moving away from New York. During the last year of high school I had my sites set on to attend St. Johns University for college. When I found out I was moving to South Carolina it devastated me because I had to leave most of my family and friends. It ripped me apart emotionally and I was going to do everything in my power to try to stay. I guess I really had no chance to stay because I ended up here as soon as a graduated. I really wish I could of stayed in New York for college but I have to sacrifice to be successful.
           I'm actually glad I moved down here because I feel less stressed and more relaxed than I was in New York. People down here are ten times nicer and I think I could fit in because that's how I was in New York unlike most of my friends. A lot of people up north stereotype people down here and think that everyone is the same down here. I'm glad I have a couple of friends that are really cool and like doing the same things that I like to do. Moving down here has made me a more polite person and it showed me how easy it is to make new friends and how fast I actually can meet new people. Yes, I miss New York but calling this place home isn't that bad after all.

This weekend*

          This weekend my girlfriend came from New York. I was so excited to see her I arrived at the airport to pick her up two hours earlier than I needed to be there. She was the one thing i was looking forward to this whole month and finally the day came. As soon as she landed I took her around town and showed her the life style I've adapted since the move from New York. Friday night was the best night ever with my girlfriend. We ended up going to outback for dinner and going to the movies right after. Classic date; dinner and a movie. That night we came back to my house and watched more movies on Netflix. Sunday afternoon was a real emotional day for me and my girlfriend being that it was her last day here. We went to a lake and sat on a dock talking, taking pictures and crying together. My real soft side came out that day.
          Today was the most emotional day of my recent life. It started off good by me taking her out to Cookout for brunch to try their famous milkshakes. She loved it and it made me happy to see her enjoying something with me. After it all went down hill from there. We took the long ride to the airport and when we finally got there it was really hard to let go. She started to cry but tears wouldn't fall down from my face. That is until I got back to the car and started to cry like no time before. Literally I couldn't stop tearing I almost stopped driving because I couldn't see. I stopped crying about twenty exits into the highway 85. I called her during the drive to say I missed her already and we both wept on the phone. I love this girl to death and I just wish she could be in my arms again.

Im writing this blog

            I'm writing this blog, but I should be going out to look for a job. I want a job badly so I can buy more things that I want or need. The primary reason I don't have a job yet is because I don't have my own car and it is hard to work around my mom's schedule. Another reason is because my mom doesn't really want me to work yet because she wants me too focus on school more since she can support me with anything I need. I mean I would love to stay home and study and do my other hobbies I like all the time but I feel like it wouldn't affect me at all. I hope I cant get my own car soon so I can get a job.
            I want a job to buy things such as more clothes and sneakers. I think it would also make me used to working hard in the career I'm taking. I need more experience in the job industry because I only had two jobs and they were more fun then hard work. I used to work as an actor in a haunted house and I also worked as a referee at a paintball field back in New York. I enjoyed the haunted house because it was a fun experience scaring people for money. I really enjoyed being referee at a paintball field. It was probably the most interesting job I've ever had but it was painful getting hit by paint-balls all the time.

"In January, I was..."

       In January, I was back in my home state of New York. I was still in high school but I was super excited being a senior and about to graduate. The past January in New York was very fun because all of the snow on the ground and coming from the sky. My girlfriend and I spent most of the time together out in the snow mostly having snow ball fights or sledding in Morgans Park. January is my favorite month of the year because the snow and the feeling of a new year makes me feel very relaxed. I feel like many people are happy in the month of January because their smiles are brighter than ever before.
      I miss January in New York. January reminds me of my family back in New York because I would always spend New Years with my dad. Knowing I won't see my dad for months and months apart always brings me down. My dad is more like a brother to me because he is young himself. We always did things together such as watching movies, playing paintball or even going out to dinner. My relationship with my dad always reminds me of the kids that say they hate their parents because my dad has made me realize how much he sacrificed for me and cared for me. That's why this January I'm hoping to go see my dad for New Years again!

Life takes some funny twists and turns

Life takes some funny twists and turns indeed. There are many interesting things that have happened in my life when I least expected it. I see life as a maze and that life has so many dead ends and obstacles we have to over come in order to make it to the end which lays happiness in my prospective. Sometimes the twists and turns make it either harder to make through life and sometime it makes it easier to go through. Many of the twists and turns have really affected my life. They have affected my life I guess mostly for the best but there have been some occasional situations that it has affected me in positive ways.

One twist that really shaped up my life was the whole situation if me moving here. It all started with my dad losing his job back in New York. This situation made my dad search for jobs of course and he found one in Boston. This made my mom think twice about making me go to school in NY. So i ended up moving here but with out any notifications and I was forced to leave my girlfriend back at home in NY which affected me greatly. The twists and turns I've had in my life this past month I wasn't prepared for and it is hitting me harder than I thought. However just like a maze, going through these twists and turns will hopefully lead me too happiness.

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Sometimes I feel like a leader figure in my family. My family is very young and consists of many children that are my little cousins. The most important people to me in my family have to be my parents and my little two year old brother. Even though he really doesn't know much as of now I want him to be successful because there hasn't been a lot of success in my family. This is why I feel like a leader figure, because I know I have too do good in order for my family to follow. 


The reason I want all the little ones to follow is because my mom, one of my aunts and I are the only ones in the big family that went or attended college. Both are very successful which make me want to follow in their footsteps because I want success. All I want in my life is for my little bro to go to college and me to become the best person I can become. Those two things a lone would make my life complete.